Rhino horn has been used for centuries in “Traditional Chinese Medicine,” though it has no magic properties and is like a fingernail.… Read the rest
Fashionable nonsense has been with us since the time that prehistoric man first transcribed Of Grammatology on to the walls of the Lascaux caves. Here we cast an eye back at some historical highlights.
Garry Wills on Plato and the Sophists 
Aug 9th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The Sophists were unique in their time for questioning the superiority of Greeks to barbarians, men to women, free-born to slaves.… Read the rest
The church of the savvy
Aug 8th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Since it differs from liberal and conservative ideology and from political thought itself, savviness often eludes recognition as a set of beliefs.… Read the rest
HHI-Oxfam Report on rape in DR Congo [pdf]
Aug 6th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The sexual assaults are ruthless, with horrific reports of gang rape, sexual slavery, genital trauma, forced rape between victims and rape in the presence of family members.… Read the rest
DR Congo: haunted by rape
Aug 6th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
“After they raped me, my husband hated me. He said I was dirty. I gave up my dignity for him, how come he can abandon me this way?”… Read the rest
New Scientist pulls story on creationist code
Jul 24th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
If somebody complains, out it goes.… Read the rest
How to spot a hidden religious agenda
Jul 24th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
An article removed from the New Scientist website because they “received a complaint about the contents.”… Read the rest
Sam Harris on Francis Collins and accommodationism
Jul 21st, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
To read The Language of God is to witness nothing less than an intellectual suicide.… Read the rest
Simon Blackburn reviews John Polkinghorne
Jul 14th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It is pretty uplifting to be a scientist-theologian, happy with the universe, confident of the ways of the Lord.… Read the rest
Why Bruce Waltke was fired
Jul 6th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
It was that video at BioLogos…… Read the rest
Neil deGrasse Tyson on the perimeter of ignorance
Jul 4th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
When scientists feel certain about their explanations, God gets hardly a mention.… Read the rest
BMJ on how cognitive biases affect political judgment
Jul 1st, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
The inclusion of Fox News in cable packages was associated with a shift in voting preferences to the right.… Read the rest
Vatican and Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
Jun 29th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Is the Vatican a state or an employer?… Read the rest
Frontline on vaccine alarmism
Jun 25th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Bad thinking, pseudoscience, batshit craziness.… Read the rest
Gita Sahgal on AI and Moazzem Begg
May 18th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Begg had become a hero of the Amnesty movement. It was dangerous to challenge his status as a perfect victim. … Read the rest
Paul Anderson responds to City University Islamic Society
May 13th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
All speaker meetings held on university premises should allow participation by all members of the university.… Read the rest
The “pedophile’s paradise”
May 4th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Alaska Natives accuse the Catholic church of using their remote villages as “dumping grounds” for child-molesting priests.… Read the rest
FFR v Obama: the ruling
Apr 30th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Encouraging all citizens to engage in prayer is an inherently religious exercise that serves no secular function.… Read the rest
Teacher Oluwatoyin Oluseesin murdered by students
Apr 23rd, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
She confiscated some books to prevent cheating, and was beaten to death because one was the Koran.… Read the rest
Clay Shirky’s Rant about women
Apr 20th, 2010 |
Filed by Ophelia Benson
Not enough women have what it takes to behave like arrogant self-aggrandizing jerks.… Read the rest
